Barbershop and salon employees show that they can safely cut hair by wearing protective wear. The government, however, is still assessing the risks. COVID19PH
on Sunday, May 24, to check whether these could minimize contact between barbers and customers.
“The Inter-Agency Task Force recognizes that salons and barbershops employ over 400,000 people. While we want for them to reopen in the general community quarantine, we also need to take into consideration the pressing concern that this industry, which may cause further transmission, should institute strict measures to prevent such risks of passing infection,” Lopez said.Barbershops and salons that Lopez and Galvez were able to inspect had employees wore face masks, goggles, and suits.
“We saw that these establishments even went further and innovated to ensure the protection of their clients and workers. Based on what we will see in the country’s health progress, if deaths and transmissions continue to go down, maybe we can allow some more to open up,” Galvez said. In a press briefing on Monday, May 25, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the reopening of salons was still being deliberated. –
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